Robin Benway
Robin Benway is a National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of six novels for young adults, including Audrey, Wait!, Emmy & Oliver, and Far From the Tree. Her books have received numerous awards and recognitions, including a Junior Library Guild Selection, the Blue Ribbon Award from the Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books, ALA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults, and ALA’s Popular Paperback for Young Adults. In addition, her novels have received starred reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, and Publishers Weekly, and have been published in more than 20 countries. Her newest book, Far From the Tree, won the 2017 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, is a New York Times bestselling title, and was named as one of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times, NPR, The Los Angeles Times, PBS, Entertainment Weekly, the Boston Globe, Buzzfeed, and others.
Robin grew up in Orange County, California, attended NYU, where she was the recipient of the Seth Barkas Prize for Creative Writing, and is a graduate of UCLA. She currently lives in Los Angeles, with her dog, Hudson.
Sessions in which Robin Benway participates
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Wizard's Chess Room (A306/307)
Panel
Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Moderator)
Peng Shepherd (Participant)
Robin Benway (Participant)
Julie Murphy (Participant)
Anna-Marie McLemore (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Scrivenshaft's Autograph Area
Autograph Session
Robin Benway (Participant)
Peng Shepherd (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Mirror of Erised Room (A309/310)
Panel
Nic Stone (Moderator)
Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)
Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)
Anna-Marie McLemore (Participant)
Julie Murphy (Participant)
Robin Benway (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)
Panel
Aliza Weinberger (Moderator)
Peng Shepherd (Participant)
Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)
Robin Benway (Participant)
Nic Stone (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Honeydukes Autograph Area
Autograph Session
Robin Benway (Participant)
Peng Shepherd (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Mirror of Erised Room (A309/310)
Game
Melissa Lawson (Moderator)
Nic Stone (Participant)
Mackenzi Lee (Participant)
Mindy McGinnis (Participant)
Robin Benway (Participant)
Julie Murphy (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Charms Room (A130/131)
Panel
Mindy McGinnis (Moderator)
Robin Benway (Participant)
Peng Shepherd (Participant)
Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Honeydukes Autograph Area
Autograph Session
Robin Benway (Participant)
Peng Shepherd (Participant)